Voodoo Doughnut Denver will open Friday, Dec. 13

UPDATE: Voodoo Doughnut Denver announced on its Facebook page that it has passed all city inspections and will open Friday.

Voodoo Doughnut co-founders Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Tres Shannon arrive in Denver tomorrow to find out if city inspectors will give the new Denver shop the go-ahead. If all goes as planned, Denver doughnut lovers will get a taste of the first Colfax Creams on Friday.

“We will have the flaccid opening Friday. On Jan. 15, we are having our grand, fully erect opening. And in between those there will be a semi-rigid opening,” said Shannon by phone today from the Portland-based bakery’s “intergalactic headquarters.” (That’s how he answered the phone, and yeah, he really said that. This is a company whose slogan is “the magic is in the hole.”)

Because they still have some inspections to pass, they can’t guarantee that you will get to taste a genuine Bacon Maple Bar on Friday. “We’re going to be open very sporadic hours, it’s gonna piss people off. We just ask Denver to be patient,” said Shannon, who grew up here.

For the latest info on the opening, check the Voodoo Doughnut Mile High Facebook page. The hope is to open some time after 5 p.m. on Friday, once they’ve fried a few batches of dough.

Voodoo CEO Robin “Roblobster” Ludwig has been here for several months but they still haven’t actually cooked anything. “We will be making adjustments for the altitude, but we will have the Colfax Cream on Day One,” said Ludwig.

Expect a localized version of the Blazer Blunt as well. Although our new marijuana law wasn’t why Voodoo choose Colorado for their first location outside Oregon, Ludwig says “there have been joint efforts around that” and Shannon told 303 Magazine “we are definintely weed friendly.”

The company brought five employees from Portland, and Ludwig said he plans to hire “20-30 locals at first.”

The space at 1520 E. Colfax Ave. has been covered up with black plastic lately (although the intrepid Lori Midson managed to sneak in and get photos for Westword’s Cafe Society blog), but one thing we know for sure: the 5-by-3-foot black velvet painting of Pam Grier is ready. “Every store has a voodoo kindred spirit,” said Ludwig.

Next door at Blush & Blu, owner Jody Bouffard is expecting a crowd. “We’re gonna be working and partying that night. And we’ll have karaoke,” said Bouffard, who created a “chocolate covered glazed doughnut martini” in honor of her new neighbors. “I have no idea exactly what’s going to happen on Friday, but once they do open it’s going be a surprise for all of us.”